And, oh, how true that is.
I remember the little people in my life -- my children and grandchildren when they were small. Back then, my days were filled with wiping sticky faces, washing tiny hands, picking up toys that would be scattered again within minutes, and tackling laundry piles that seemed to multiply while I slept.
At the time, those tasks felt ordinary. Sometimes exhausting!
Now our youngest grandchild is 19 and the oldest is 34. Those "little things" have become some of my sweetest memories.
Life still presents plenty of little things. Listening patiently to a loved one tell a story I've heard before. Letting someone merge into traffic ahead of me. Answering the phone when an aching heart needs a listening ear.
If I'm honest, I sometimes want to skip ahead to the things that seem important -- the measurable accomplishments, the big projects, the impressive results. Yet God continually whispers, "Slow down. Pay attention. Savor this moment!"
The Bible says, "Do not despise these small beginnings" (Zechariah 4:10).
Our God has always loved small things. A widow's tiny offering. A little child sitting on Jesus' lap. A few loaves and fish. A baby born in a manger.
God often does His biggest work through what appears to be small and insignificant.
And isn't that good news for us?
Because most of life isn't lived on grand stages. It's lived in kitchens, phone calls, waiting rooms, family gatherings, and quiet acts of kindness no one else notices.
The little things matter because people matter.
So today, let's not rush through the ordinary moments. One day we'll look back and realize that the interrupted schedules, the repeated stories, the hugs, the prayers, and the simple acts of love were never little at all.
They were the big things.
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much." (Luke 16:10)
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